Percentage Increase Calculator

Calculate the percentage increase between an original value and a new value, along with the absolute change.

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Result

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Formula

The percentage increase is the change from the original value to the new value, expressed as a percentage of the original value's magnitude.

% increase = (new − original) / |original| × 100

Step-by-step

  1. 1

    Enter the original value

    The starting number before the change.

  2. 2

    Enter the new value

    The number after the change occurred.

  3. 3

    Read the percentage increase

    See the percentage change and the absolute difference between the two values.

Examples

Price rising from 50 to 75

original Value
50
new Value
75

50.00% increase (absolute change of 25)

Value falling from 200 to 150

original Value
200
new Value
150

-25.00% (a decrease of 50)

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